MoachCraft Amalgamated Components

[Moach]

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well, i cobbled together a few of my previously released (rather loosely, i\'m afraid) parts and added a few of my new contraptions and stuff into a single pack, which i intend to turn onto a more 'presentable' collection of parts :

so, without further ado, i give you the MoachCraft Amalgamated Componets set! :thumbup:

this pack includes:

* the LES kit (unaltered), with abort engine tower, cone decoupler and stackable parachute

* a revised version of the heatshield, with a better mesh and deflection-lift capabilities (will not override - old one not included)

* my highly experimental launch-pad base decoupler (check 'crew' category in VAB)

* the all-new long solid booster featured in

edit: new stuff!

* a compact and convenient SAS module designed specifically for upper-stage modules (where theres little rotating mass to stop) - applies a mild rotation damping to hold still wherever it stops (zero-Ki)

* the infamous 2m TetraCoupler - attaches 4 1m engines in a triangle configuration with a fourth in the center

* removed the non-compliant launchpad part which did nothing but cause problems on loading

* set all textures to 32 bit depth (no more redbug)

* re-classed the aeroheatshield to 'strut' - the new winglet class made it VERY unstable

now, let\'s have a little photoshoot and i\'ll post pics in a bit.... the link above has been updated - go get it :thumbup:

enjoy - :cheers:

[Kryten]

The 'GPLP' file in the launch pad part causes the game to hang on loading, in both 0.10.0 and .1.

[Moach]

hmm, ok, that's the launchpad - i think it might be TOO experimental to be in the pack, then :

[venku122]

Oh those boosters look too awesome!!!!

[CarolRawley]

maybe a PC version of the decoupler/solidbooster?

[Moach]

maybe a PC version of the decoupler/solidbooster?

lolz!

or... in case that wasn't meant as a clever joke, MAC here stands for Moachcraft Amalgamated Components - nothing to do with a certain computer manufacturer and operating system ;D

and actually - regardless of what system you're running, addons should work just the same in any case :

[rdfox]

OMG. Are those five-segment 3.79m (scaled down to Kerbal scale, so right around 1m) SRBs?!

ARES I, HERE WE COME!

[Itchono]

The 'GPLP' file in the launch pad part causes the game to hang on loading, in both 0.10.0 and .1.

Same here I have the same issue.

[Moach]

Same here I have the same issue.

noted, it does not work, for some bizarre reason.... for now, just remove it - it's a highly experimental thing anyways (sometimes works, sometimes kiills everyone)

[Capt'n Skunky]

Hey Moach, any chance you could add some pics of your parts? Would go a long way in getting people to check it out.

Arrr!

Capt'n Skunky

[Moach]

yes, i'm aware.... will do as soon as i get the chance

plus, i got a new part to add - the 2m stack tetracoupler, which fits 4 1m engines under a 2m bulkhead :thumbup:

and it's not as unstable as the stock tricoupler :

but right now, hunger speaks louder.... must... eat.... fooood...... :cheers:

[royleeiv]

Is the SRB supposed to generate 780 heat?

[CarolRawley]

Sorry for Necro-posting, but..

A question for a custom part I\'m making. Moach, on your old heatshield(decoupler version), what parameter did you use to make it stay attached to the part above it?

[Moach]

Sorry for Necro-posting, but..

A question for a custom part I\'m making. Moach, on your old heatshield(decoupler version), what parameter did you use to make it stay attached to the part above it?

not sure i follow.... what exactly do you mean by 'attached to the part above it'?

i just took the CFG from a regular decoupler and modified it to match my needs... i set the attach_bottom and attach_top just a few centimeters apart, in a way that allows the shield and pod meshes to overlap just a bit when attached

so while i can\'t be of any further help since i don\'t exactly understand the question (might be \'cause i\'m a little drunk) - i advise you to look in the heatshields CFG file for anything that may help... there\'s really no secret there

anyways, from the cfg...

// --- node definitions ---
// definition format is Position X, Position Y, Position Z, Up X, Up Y, Up Z
node_stack_bottom = 0.0, -0.05, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0
node_stack_top = 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0, 0.0



// --- editor parameters ---
cost = 1200
category = 3
subcategory = 0
title = HMMC9 HeatShield
manufacturer = Kwersix Kitchen wares & Co.
description = the HMMC9 is the debut of the company\'s line of spacecraft products - although given some funny looks by overzealous scientists, reentry heatshields aren\'t (we hope) too different from oven mitts! - and better yet, it\'s ASBESTOS FREE!

// attachment rules: stack, srfAttach, allowStack, allowSrfAttach, allowCollision
attachRules = 1,0,1,1,1

// --- standard part parameters ---
mass = 0.2
dragModelType = override
maximum_drag = 0.2
minimum_drag = 0.2
angularDrag = 2
crashTolerance = 12
maxTemp = 5400

stageAfter = False
stageBefore = False

[Zeroignite]

When you activate the stage the heatshield is in, it jettisons off of the command pod. Not sure what you\'re talking about.

[CarolRawley]

From the earlier thread with the old heatshield, Moach noted that the decoupler would jettison what was below it, but stay attached to the part attached above it. I just want to know the parameter for that. I\'ll try with both stage offsets on False.

[Zeroignite]

By the way, KSP fails to load for me when I have this pack installed (via the Generic Mod Enabler). I have the file structure correct, I think (have installed many other mods without issue). Has this happened to anyone else?

[Kryten]

Remove the \'launchpad\' part-that\'s what causes the issue.

[Killerhurtz]

Carol, I think what you want would work if you set your part (in this example, the heatshield) as the anchor in the model, although I\'m not sure it\'s possible to make it have collision.

[Zeroignite]

Remove the \'launchpad\' part-that\'s what causes the issue.

Thanks.

[CarolRawley]

Carol, I think what you want would work if you set your part (in this example, the heatshield) as the anchor in the model, although I\'m not sure it\'s possible to make it have collision.

Just wondering, is that:

dragModelType = Override

?

[Moach]

alright! got new stuff :thumbup: - see first page

[feanor]

Thanks, looks good !

small request - could you name your parts folder with something like 'moach\' before each part? that way we can see which parts are from where, etc etc.

Ah, and another thing - i love the new decoupler. I can see variations of this having huge possibilities - Think 1.75 meter core with a single 1 meter adapter and 3 0.5 -0.3 diameter adaptor options. Or a 3 meter version with a 2 meter core and 3-6 1 meter options around that. Or like ATLAS A-D, a small 0.5 diameter core and 2 1 meter engines alongside it.

All I need now is a simple vertical strong decoupler that allows fuel flow... Drop Engines ala Atlas here I come!

I know other parts like this exist from wobbley rockets, but yours arent wobbly